Five thousand pigs have died after two pig barns were found engulfed in flames at a farm near Leroy, Sask. Around 4 p.m. CT on Saturday, Humboldt RCMP received a complaint of a structure fire.
Leroy Fire, Humboldt Fire and Englefeld Fire responded to the scene, however both barns were a total loss.
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The fire is not considered suspicious at this time.
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